Jail expansion - it ain't over 'till it's over
What happened? This year we saw the County bring back its plan to expand the jail, despite the community having previously blocked an...
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- Nov 19, 2022
- 6 min
Jeff Harris, You Got Some F*ckin Nerve
At the Sacramento City Council meeting on October 11th, the community came together in a beautiful way to embarrass and shame our...
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- Nov 17, 2022
- 5 min
Ignoring the public about safety
Thank you to the community members and activists who made this piece possible! In this piece we're bringing you a recap of the 11/1/22...
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- Nov 16, 2022
- 2 min
Mental Health Board Tells the Supes, “Care First, Jails Last!”
...When It Comes to the Mental Health Services in the Sacramento County Jails! Ok, Mental Health Board…we see you… During a special...
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- Oct 6, 2022
- 4 min
Community Review Commission - update on Sheriff oversight
On 9/20/22 a meeting of the Sacramento County's Community Review Commission (site linked here) took place - a reminder of what the...
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- Oct 6, 2022
- 4 min
Kaiser cruelty
On September 13th, various advocates for Kaiser health care members, who are members of the National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW),...
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- Oct 6, 2022
- 6 min
Recap: Sacramento Community Summit on Homelessness
This article has been adapted from a wonderful piece by Cathleen Williams (of the Sacramento Homeless Organizing Committee [SHOC]) which...
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- Oct 6, 2022
- 3 min
Stockton Blvd Plan - a good step?
Thank you to SJPC note-taker Jacob Benitez for his work on this piece! The City of Sacramento Community Development Department (CDD) held...
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- Oct 6, 2022
- 4 min
Yes on Measure L - prioritize Sacramento's youth!
Thank you to the community contributor who made this piece possible! What is Measure L? Why do we need Measure L? Who supports youth...
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- Oct 6, 2022
- 5 min
Sac County's (unethical and illegal) military equipment use policy
The background for this piece is pulled from an amazing toolkit put together by Decarcerate Sacramento and the Anti Police Terror Project...
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- Oct 6, 2022
- 9 min
Sac City's military equipment use policy - caving to the cops
The background for this piece was formed from the toolkit (linked here) created by the Anti Police Terror Project (APTP) & from community...
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- Oct 6, 2022
- 5 min
Revised County budget - ignoring advocates
On September 7, 2022 the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors held a meeting. In this piece we'll be discussing item 4, the Public...
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- Sep 8, 2022
- 1 min
Events, Alerts, and Opportunities - August 2022!
Community alerts! County IG named - Sacramento County has named Francine Tournour as its next Inspector General - read our piece on this...
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- Sep 7, 2022
- 2 min
SPD and a lack of transparency
Shout out to Jacob Benitez, former SJPC intern and McGeorge law student, for his work on this piece! The Sacramento Police Review...
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- Sep 7, 2022
- 2 min
Status update - mental health response without law enforcement
Shout out to Jacob Benitez, former SJPC intern and McGeorge law student, for his work on this piece! On Tuesday August 9th, the Board of...
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- Sep 7, 2022
- 2 min
Sac County finally has an Inspector General!
Shout out to Sarah Rabanales, former SJPC intern, for her hard work on this piece! The Sacramento Board of Supervisors with the help of...
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- Sep 7, 2022
- 2 min
Participatory budgeting in Sacramento - quick update
Measure U provides the funding for participatory budgeting - but what is Measure U? The Measure U Advisory Committee is the oversight...
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- Sep 7, 2022
- 8 min
Community Review Commission - what's that again?
Shout out to our regular newsletter contributors, and former SJPC interns, Sarah Rabanales and Jacob Benitez for all their work on this...
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- Sep 7, 2022
- 3 min
Camping ordinances that criminalize
Shout out to Sarah Rabanales, former SJPC intern, for her work on this piece! The Sac County Board of Supervisors came together on...
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- Aug 8, 2022
- 2 min
Events, Alerts, and Opportunities - July 2022!
Community Call-Outs: Catch up on the horrifying treatment of one of Sacramento County's Mental Health Board members. We as a community...
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